Nitish Kumar leaves for India after week-long Pak visit

Lahore: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday left for India via the Wagah land border crossing after a week-long visit to Pakistan that saw him being feted by the country`s top political leadership.

Chaudhry Ghafoor, a minister of Punjab province, and senior government officials saw Kumar and his delegation off at the border.

Talking to reporters at Wagah, Kumar said there is a need to enhance relations between the two countries.

The exchange of delegations is a good omen and will help improve ties between the two sides, he said.

"Wars are no solution to problems and we should enhance people-to-people contacts," he said.